Valencia renews EcoPorts management standard

The number of PERS-certified ports currently stands at 23, around a fifth of the 116 ports in the Ecoports network. Compliance with the standard is independently assessed by Lloyd’s Register every two years.

Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO’s secretary general, congratulated the port. “The Port of Valencia is a longstanding member of the EcoPorts community, having joined as long ago as 2003,” she said. “Valencia’s continuous engagement with environmental issues – and perseverance in identifying and addressing new issues when they arise – is testament to their hard work and ambition and can serve as example to other ports,” she added.

PERS certification requires the port to put forward measures to demonstrate effective environmental management. These measures range from identification and monitoring of the most pertinent environmental challenges to enhancing communication with the local community and increasing transparency through creating and publishing an environmental report.

“I am very happy with the commitment and dedication shown by the Port of Valencia when it comes to environmental management and involvement in the Ecoports community,” said the EcoPorts coordinator, Valter Selén.

“Its continuous engagement with environmental issues is coupled by a willingness to identify and address new issues when they arise. The PERS certification is evidence of their ambition to tackle the challenge posed by climate change,” he added.